Greenwich Conservatives are calling on residents to take part in a new consultation on the future of the Southeastern rail network, and help ‘nip in the bud’ a suggestion that trains on the Bexleyheath line should go to Cannon Street only.

Greenwich Council has agreed to exempt young people leaving care from Council Tax up to the age of 25, following a proposal from Conservative councillors that will see around 450 young people save hundreds of pounds a year.

A memorial service for former councillor Dermot Poston MBE, JP will be held on Saturday, 1st April at 2pm at St Luke's Church Eltham Park, Westmount Road, SE9 1XQ.
Fulsome tributes were made to Dermot, who was first elected to the council in 1968 and last year was awarded the Freedom of the Borough for his lifetime of public service, at Wednesday's Full Council meeting by councillors of both parties.

James is a life long Eltham resident and has been the Deputy Chairman of Greenwich Conservatives since March 2017. He served as the Campaign Manager for Eltham during the 2015 General Election and for the Greenwich & Lewisham super constituency during the General London Assembly and Mayoral elections in 2016. Prior to this, James also stood for election to Greenwich Council in Eltham West Ward.

Conservative councillors in Greenwich will oppose Labour’s 1.99% Council Tax rise at the Town Hall this evening, instead proposing a fully costed alternative that delivers the same increase in Adult Social Care funding without the need for the 1.99% rise.

Conservative councillors are calling on Greenwich Council to adopt their ‘Library Lock’ proposal to protect smaller libraries in the borough, amid renewed concerns over Labour councillors’ centralisation of library services in Town Centres.

Greenwich Conservatives are supporting a unanimous call from London Assembly members for a rethink on rail devolution, after it was announced last week that the management of the Southeastern franchise would not be handed over to Transport for London by the Department for Transport as expected.